By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal on Sunday cremated the bodies of some of those who perished in an earthquake two days earlier. The strong temblor killed 157 people and left thousands of others homeless. The 13 bodies were carried to the banks of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi and Kate Sullivan, CNN Kissimmee, Florida (CNN) — Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson – both vocal critics of Donald Trump – fielded a chorus of boos at a Florida GOP summit on Saturday, a display of GOP voters’ strong loyalty to the former president, the front-runner for the
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A wave of departures by election officials in key states risks adding new stress to the nation’s election system ahead of next year’s presidential contest, voting rights groups and several state election chiefs warn. The growing alarm over the resignations and retirements comes as officials say election workers continue
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter as a passenger, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl is safe. Hamburg police said that man
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took his diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, trying to assure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the Biden administration was intensifying efforts to ease the plight of Gaza’s civilians and insisting
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Altoona, Iowa (CNN) — As he sought to rally his fellow Democrats in the Midwest, Sen. John Fetterman on Saturday brought his Pennsylvania brashness to the state that bills itself as “Iowa nice” and roasted the 2024 Republican presidential field. “Were you devastated, devastated when Mike Pence dropped out?” Fetterman said at
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Austin Ekeler’s best decision last Sunday might have come off the field. The Los Angeles Chargers running back — an avid fan of fantasy football — plugged a productive playmaker into one of his lineups. Himself. “When you have yourself in fantasy,
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza lost communications Sunday in its the third total outage of the Israel-Hamas war, while Israel’s military said it had encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two. “Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,”
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time under coach Lincoln Riley and No. 15 Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year. The top nine teams in the Top 25 held their spots, led
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time under coach Lincoln Riley and No. 15 Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year. The top nine teams in the Top 25 held their spots, led
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Federal health officials are expanding an investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children amid reports of more illnesses and additional product recalls. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has received reports of seven illnesses in at least five states possibly
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: USC drops out of Top 25 for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Luis Diaz lifted his Liverpool jersey to reveal a T-shirt with the words “Libertad Para Papa” (“Freedom for Papa”) after scoring a late equalizer in his first appearance for the team since his parents were kidnapped in his native Colombia. Diaz bundled home a goal in the fifth minute
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza came under the third total communications outage since the start of the war, with Palestinian telecom company Paltel confirming all services were down late Sunday and saying Israel had again disconnected them. Internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org reported
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday – a significant stop on his whirlwind trip through the region. Blinken met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad for more than an hour. He also visited the US Embassy, where
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of an intensifying Biden administration drive to reduce the suffering of Gaza’s civilians under Israeli
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to “Dune: Part Two’s” absence from the lineup. Moviegoers had many other options to choose from. The video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” repeated its first-place ranking, followed by “Taylor
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to “Dune: Part Two’s” absence from the lineup. Moviegoers had many other options to choose from. The video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” repeated its first-place ranking, followed by “Taylor
Continue ReadingWe have an update on the Mecca vegetation fire that we have been reporting all throughout the morning. The fire was reported before 4:30 a.m. at Avenue 66th and Lincoln Avenue in Mecca. The fire was a spot vegetation fire that borders Grapefruit Blvd. Fortunately, there was no threat to nearby businesses or homes. The
Continue ReadingBy BASSAM HATOUM and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BINT JBEIL, Lebanon (AP) — A civil defense official and Lebanese state-run media say four civilians have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, three of them children. An Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said that one Israeli was also killed Sunday in a strike
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